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Wednesday, 30 May 2012

Back to last month, my family was come over here for a short vocation. By right, its suppose to rephrase as shopping hours and food explorace. Most of the time, we were hang out at Pavilion and Sungai Wang. When come to dining hour, there always be a headache issue due to less choice on some restaurant in those shopping center. Therefore, it is the best to choose Lot 10 Hutong to dine in at Bukit Bintang area, because all of the branded food are in the same roof now, with air-conditioning and not longer label as "street food".

Lot 10 Hutong is a Malaysia’s first and only heritage destination that pays tribute to one of the best loved national treasures – good food and the art of local cuisines. A gourmet heritage village, Lot 10 Hutong offers 26 of the country’s best eateries that have survived the 2nd and 3rd generations. Each is hand-picked from the best of the best, distinguished by its all-time favourite signature dish.

Thye Hong Singapore Prawn Mee. Campbell Mini Popiah. Hor Weng Kei Wanton Mee. Soong Kee Beef Noodles. Ipoh Chicken Rice and Kum Leen Kei Fukien Mee are among some these national food treasures at Lot 10 Hutong. A track record that dates back at least 40 years and a brand identity that is instantly recognizable is the minimum criteria for any brand to be at Lot 10 Hutong.

Soong Kee Beef Noodles

Forgive me for forgotten to take those food I ate at that time. Be honestly, some of the food I tasted out is really out of its original standard, but for some food the taste are still remain its quality from their own recipe. The one must stress out here is the pricing here are slightly higher from their origin stall price, maybe due to rental. Overall, I still like the concept of gather every good food in same roof. Its save my time, save my petrol and avoid terrify traffic in some area. I only will be back here for certain food.

Date on 9 and 10 June 2012 will be the dates of the Biggest Motorsport Event in Malaysia: SUPER GT 2012 Round 3 Malaysia, the FASTEST Grand Touring Race in the world, and the ONLY SUPER GT race outside of Japan. To the casual fans, this event is so much more than JUST motorsport. It integrates all forms of FUN into ONE event.

There will be an exhibition of some of the Finest and Rarest Automotive Collection, an Akihabara Town with authentic Japanese ‘look and feel’ filled with gadgets and will also feature the finals of the Playstation Gran Turismo 5 SUPER GT Cup Tournament. Not only that, there will be a Non-Stop Carnival with Musical Performances On and Off Stage, interviews with the Handsome and Talented Drivers who are accompanied by their Beautiful Race Queens. This event is meant for all walks of life, and there is something for everyone!

This year, JPM Motorsport is striving to create an ICHIBAN! event that is not only fun, exciting, and unforgettable, but one that is returns the maximum value for the money of the fans. There are two whole days filled with activities, performances, bazaars, competitions, car shows, and many, many more, so don’t worry – in SUPER GT 2012 Round 3 Malaysia, the words ‘I’m bored’ will never be uttered here!

Not only that, but there may be a grand surprise in store on the track this year! There will be a wild card entry into the grid of SUPER GT! A Malaysian team (Malaysia Drivers, Malaysia Engineers and Malaysia Crew) will enter as a wild card to the race, would that be the Mosler MT900m! In 2009, as an Wild Card Entry the Mosler, Singaporean and a British driver piloted it did amazingly well (leading the race at some point during 2009 SUPER GT Round 4 Malaysia) but sadly due to a power steering they dropped to 13th but it was still the best wild card entry result in SUPER GT.

Fairuz Fauzy

This year, it will be piloted by our Top Malaysian Drivers, Fairuz Fauzy and Hiroki Yoshida who teamed up and achieve an wonderful season in A1 GP have come back again to make Malaysian proud by competing against the best GT Drivers in the world in this competitive SUPER GT Series. As fellow Malaysians, it would be a tremendous moral support to the Team if we can all just showed up and cheer for the team. As this is reasonably new, leep checking out www.supergt.com.my for more news!

In line with The organisers JPM's initiative to bring motorsport to the public, all 2nd ticket bought with the 1st ticket reference code will be discounted at 20% (RM80). Children under the age of 12 can enter for free.

This year, All these great prizes amount to more than RM40,000, and you may just be that next lucky winner! Hurry up and buy your tickets now at the final roadshow in Auto City in Juru, Penang from 25 to 27 May, or you can get the tickets from www.supergt.com.my and www.ticketcharge.com.my!

Tuesday, 29 May 2012

Last week, I followed the crowd to the new launched Paradigm Mall, to discover good foods in the new mall. The Sakae Sushi is attracting my attention as it is just located at the main entrance of the mall. Sakae Sushi is not too new to me, but being heard that they just unveiled its new and improved menu. Being a brand that never shies away from innovation, Sakae Sushi once again wowed fans with an extensive selection of new offerings for 2012. I decided to give it a try.

Sakae Sushi merges the traditional elements and the modern and elegant facets of Japan's dynamic culture and ambience into their new outlet in Paradigm Mall, enables their customer to dine in with better ambience and environment.

The new and infamous Sakae Sushi outlet was full house on Saturday noon, proving the public's favourite and confidence to Sakae Sushi. Luckily the new outlet is big and spacious enough to accommodate the big crowd.

To facilitate a user-friendly dining experience, the order system now have been change from traditional touch screen menu into new iPad interactive menu. While that, the menu is conveniently divided into different sections, diners can take their picks from 21 sumptuous food categories ranging from Sakae's signature sushi, sashimi, appetisers, tempura, rice dishes, udon and soba noodle and more.

As for the little ones, they are not left out either with the new Kiddie picks. Oh yeah, I bet this is more than suitable to entertain my little girlfriend?

Kaisen Salad 海鲜沙拉 RM16.90

The meal started by Kaisen Salad, containing tantalisingly fresh servings of prawns, tuna flakes, snow crab leg and assorted vegetables served with creamy goma dressing. I was attracted by its colourful presentation at the first place, further indulged after having it. It is very refreshing and appetizing, the goma dressing is just right, the smell and the taste are not too strong, but sufficient to enhance the flavour.

Soft Shell Crab Maki 辣味软壳蟹卷 RM5.99

I am always delighted by their efforts in making the foods not only edible, but also presentable, it always increase my appetites. Soft Shell Crab Maki is a mouth-watering maki creation of crispy soft shell crab, sweet beancurb, sushi rice and spicy mayonnaise. I like the texture of the combination, the soft rice, chewy beancurb and crispy soft shell crab, all different textures in a maki. Fantastic!

Sakae Blossom 荣之花 RM9.99

To catch the tail of season of spring, Sakae is introducing this Sakae Blossom. Sakae Blossom is an intricately-designed roll of luscious grilled salmon, shrimp roe and mayonnaise on a delightful maki. I definitely fall in love with this dish, for their fresh salmon.

Inari Avocado Ebi 稻禾酪梨虾 RM7.99

The Inari Avocado Ebi is one of their creative innovation too. I truly enjoyed the succulent whole prawn mixed with delicious vegetables and salad dressing, wrapped in sweet beancurd skin. The avocado and fresh prawns contribute the colour of nature to the dish.

Hana Maki 鲑鱼花卷 RM9.99

Hana Maki is not new to Sakae Sushi lover, a popular dish since before! The flower rolls are beautifully crafted by the chef with delicate raw salmon petals and sushi rice centre topped with mayonnaise and a luxurious sprinkle of shrimp roe.

Ebi Crepe 黄金虾卷 RM5.99

Ebi Crepe is a surprise to me too. I am familiar with sweet Mille Crepe, but never tried Ebi Crepe before. Nevertheless, I like the luscious roll consisting of whole cooked prawn with assorted vegetables and mayonnaise wrapped in a light crepe layer.

Kaisen Pirikara Nabe 海鲜泡菜汤 RM24.90

Time for something hot to warm my stomach, Kaisen Pirikara Nabe is the best choice. A delectable hotpot with generous servings of prawns, cuttlefish, salmon, mushroom and assorted vegetables in flavourful kimchi soup. Despite I am not too fancy on Kimchi, but this soup with mild spiciness suit my taste bud well. The flavour from the sea furnishes the soup with some sweetness.

Hotate Mentaiyaki 香烤明太子扇贝 RM20.90

I always prefer scallop rather than oyster, by its refreshing taste. So, the succulent half shell scallops grilled with cod fish roe is put in my list of favourite too! Twist in some lemon juice to make it more nom-nomm.

A close up to my favourite Hotate Mentaiyaki!

Curry Udon RM12.90

For udon lovers have the new Curry Udon to savour. I like Japanese Curry because it is always not spicy but with a little bit sweet from the chunks of potatoes and carrots. The thick broth sticks my every single noodles with the flavourful curry, thumb up!

Mochi (Assorted Flavours) RM5.99

Dessert time! Started my sweet journey with Japanese Mochi, filled with red bean paste. I am glad that the filling is not too sweet.

An exquisite finish awaits with luxurious dessert indulgences-- fruity flavours ice cream, matcha ice cream and goma ice cream. There are two types of fruity ice creams to choose from, the dragon fruit and passion fruit, both are very refreshing. The colours are derived naturally from the fruits itself, make it look attractive. The Goma Ice cream and Matcha ice cream are normally seen in most of the Japanese restaurant, the goma one is good with the hint of black sesame. The Matcha Ice Cream is highly recommended because it is very "Matcha", full with fragrance of tea and little bitterness.

Peach Jelly RM3.99

I can't resist myself from taking it from the belt. The bright orangey colour is the main reason, make it so outstanding. The large pieces of peach flesh are a surprise for me! Taste good although it is manufactured by Marigold.

As a means of further rewarding its loyal customers, Sakae Sushi has also launched several promotions to commemorate the new menu. Newspaper readers can enjoy a special RM10 cash voucher valid with a minimum spend of RM25, with an additional free pink plate worth RM3.99 for Citibank cardholders. Facebook users will also be entitled to their share of freebies by joining the Sakae Sushi Facebook fan page and taking part in various fun contests.

So for a brand new taste of delicious and value-for-money Japanese fare, look no further. Head on over now to a Sakae Sushi near you.

Sunday, 27 May 2012

Not long ago, I visited this famous steamboat buffet in Bukit Bintang. This restaurant features on Taiwanese shabu shabu buffet.I tried many Japanese, Si Chuan styled, and even Malaysian steamboat, but I not yet try on Taiwanese shabu shabu, this is a good opportunity for me to explore it!

variety wantons and fish balls

Fresh crabs in plates

Beef slices, the most important ingredient for shabu shabu!

You can find the any noodles that you like from the noodles bar. You can't imagine how many types of noodles they serve, until you see it! maggie mee, wanton mee, spinach mee and etc..

They serve variety of Taiwanese cooked food too, like curry fish balls and chicken wings. One of the food is old ginger braised duck, we came too late, it was almost finish grabbed by others. so now you know how delicious it is?

Taiwanese minced meat, to serve with white rice or soup noodles. How to do a minced meat noodles?

Don't worry, there are clear instructions on the wall, just follow the steps to make your own soup noodles.

They also provide many types of sauce, and you can also make your own sauce on your preference.

seafood bar

various types of shell fish

vegetables bar

Taiwanese desserts in the fridge, such as jelly ice, herbal jelly and mango pudding.